Bill makes FERC the only court for transmission permit challenges.
H.R. 10302 — Certainty in Litigation for Electric Asset Reliability (CLEAR) Act of 2026 · Filed by Scott Peters (D-CA) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Sep 4, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill changes how electric transmission lines get built. It lets FERC approve both where lines go and how they are built. All federal agencies must print their decisions in the Federal Register. The Secretary must put all permit papers into one document. People can only challenge permits through FERC now.
Who it affects
Citizens and environmental groups lose the right to sue in regular courts. They can only ask FERC to review decisions. Companies that build transmission lines get permits faster.
One thing to notice
The bill removes access to federal laws that protect the environment. People can no longer use those laws to challenge permits in court.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Republicans.
- Sep 4, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Sep 4, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- transmission — power lines that carry electricity across long distances.
- FERC — Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the government agency that approves power projects.
- Federal Register — the official government record where all federal agency decisions are printed.
- environmental groups — organizations that work to protect nature and wildlife.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (1,802 characters) on Sep 5, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,206 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-17.
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